diff --git a/.eclipseformat.xml b/.eclipseformat.xml
index 4df52d1b603..9ff0aa1f408 100644
--- a/.eclipseformat.xml
+++ b/.eclipseformat.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_comma_in_for_inits" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_semicolon_in_for" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.align_with_spaces" value="false"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.disabling_tag" value="@formatter:off"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.disabling_tag" value="tag::"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.continuation_indentation" value="1"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.number_of_blank_lines_before_code_block" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_comma_in_switch_case_expressions" value="do not insert"/>
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_after_package" value="1"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_comma_in_multiple_local_declarations" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.parentheses_positions_in_if_while_statement" value="common_lines"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_arguments_in_enum_constant" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_arguments_in_enum_constant" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_angle_bracket_in_parameterized_type_reference" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.indent_root_tags" value="false"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.wrap_before_or_operator_multicatch" value="true"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.enabling_tag" value="@formatter:on"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.enabling_tag" value="end::"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_closing_brace_in_block" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.count_line_length_from_starting_position" value="true"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_parenthesized_expression_in_return" value="insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_throws_clause_in_method_declaration" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_throws_clause_in_method_declaration" value="80"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_annotation_on_parameter" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_arrow_in_switch_case" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.wrap_before_multiplicative_operator" value="true"/>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_paren_in_switch" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_parameterized_type_references" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_brace_in_anonymous_type_declaration" value="insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_logical_operator" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_logical_operator" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_closing_paren_in_parenthesized_expression" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_annotation_declaration_on_one_line" value="one_line_never"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_annotation_on_enum_constant" value="insert"/>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_assignment_operator" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_brace_in_type_declaration" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_paren_in_for" value="do not insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.preserve_white_space_between_code_and_line_comments" value="false"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.preserve_white_space_between_code_and_line_comments" value="true"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_after_annotation_on_local_variable" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.brace_position_for_method_declaration" value="end_of_line"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_abstract_method" value="1"/>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_closing_paren_in_method_invocation" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_union_type_in_multicatch" value="16"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_colon_in_for" value="insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_type_declaration_on_one_line" value="one_line_never"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_type_declaration_on_one_line" value="one_line_if_empty"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.number_of_blank_lines_at_beginning_of_method_body" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_closing_angle_bracket_in_type_arguments" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_else_statement_on_same_line" value="false"/>
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_paren_in_method_invocation" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_bitwise_operator" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.put_empty_statement_on_new_line" value="true"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_parameters_in_constructor_declaration" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_parameters_in_constructor_declaration" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_type_parameters" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_comma_in_method_invocation_arguments" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_arguments_in_method_invocation" value="48"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_throws_clause_in_constructor_declaration" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_throws_clause_in_constructor_declaration" value="64"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_compact_loops" value="16"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.clear_blank_lines_in_block_comment" value="false"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_new_line_before_catch_in_try_statement" value="do not insert"/>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_relational_operator" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_comma_in_array_initializer" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_unary_operator" value="do not insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_expressions_in_array_initializer" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_expressions_in_array_initializer" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.format_line_comment_starting_on_first_column" value="true"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.number_of_empty_lines_to_preserve" value="1"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.parentheses_positions_in_annotation" value="common_lines"/>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.number_of_blank_lines_after_code_block" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.comment.align_tags_names_descriptions" value="false"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_paren_in_enum_constant" value="do not insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_superinterfaces_in_type_declaration" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_superinterfaces_in_type_declaration" value="64"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_if_then_body_block_on_one_line" value="one_line_never"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_first_class_body_declaration" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_conditional_expression" value="48"/>
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_paren_in_method_invocation" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_paren_in_while" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_closing_paren_in_switch" value="do not insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_method_declaration" value="16"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.join_wrapped_lines" value="false"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_method_declaration" value="48"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.join_wrapped_lines" value="true"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_between_empty_parens_in_constructor_declaration" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.wrap_before_conditional_operator" value="true"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.indent_switchstatements_compare_to_cases" value="true"/>
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_bitwise_operator" value="16"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.brace_position_for_annotation_type_declaration" value="end_of_line"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_colon_in_for" value="insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_resources_in_try" value="80"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_resources_in_try" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.use_tabs_only_for_leading_indentations" value="false"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.parentheses_positions_in_try_clause" value="common_lines"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_selector_in_method_invocation" value="80"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.parentheses_positions_in_try_clause" value="separate_lines_if_wrapped"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_selector_in_method_invocation" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.never_indent_block_comments_on_first_column" value="false"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_code_block_on_one_line" value="one_line_never"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_code_block_on_one_line" value="one_line_if_empty"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_opening_paren_in_synchronized" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_comma_in_constructor_declaration_throws" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.tabulation.size" value="4"/>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_question_in_wildcard" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_method" value="1"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_superclass_in_type_declaration" value="16"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_superinterfaces_in_enum_declaration" value="49"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_superinterfaces_in_enum_declaration" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_parenthesized_expression_in_throw" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.wrap_before_assignment_operator" value="false"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_colon_in_labeled_statement" value="do not insert"/>
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_closing_angle_bracket_in_type_parameters" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.parentheses_positions_in_method_delcaration" value="separate_lines_if_wrapped"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_compact_if" value="16"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_lambda_body_block_on_one_line" value="one_line_always"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.keep_lambda_body_block_on_one_line" value="one_line_if_single_item"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.indent_empty_lines" value="false"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_type_arguments" value="0"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_comma_in_parameterized_type_reference" value="do not insert"/>
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_parameters_in_method_declaration" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_between_brackets_in_array_type_reference" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_angle_bracket_in_type_parameters" value="do not insert"/>
-        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_string_concatenation" value="16"/>
+        <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_string_concatenation" value="48"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_semicolon_in_for" value="do not insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_after_comma_in_method_declaration_throws" value="insert"/>
         <setting id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.insert_space_before_opening_bracket_in_array_allocation_expression" value="do not insert"/>
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7f437e8333b..b41cd35572c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ and `JAVA11_HOME` available so that the tests can pass.
 Elasticsearch uses the Gradle wrapper for its build. You can execute Gradle
 using the wrapper via the `gradlew` script in the root of the repository.
 
-We support development in the Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEs. 
-For Eclipse, the minimum version that we support is [4.13][eclipse]. 
+We support development in the Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEs.
+For Eclipse, the minimum version that we support is [4.13][eclipse].
 For IntelliJ, the minimum version that we support is [IntelliJ 2017.2][intellij].
 
 ### Configuring IDEs And Running Tests
 
 Eclipse users can automatically configure their IDE: `./gradlew eclipse`
 then `File: Import: Gradle : Existing Gradle Project`.
-Additionally you will want to ensure that Eclipse is using 2048m of heap by modifying 
+Additionally you will want to ensure that Eclipse is using 2048m of heap by modifying
 `eclipse.ini` accordingly to avoid GC overhead and OOM errors.
 
 IntelliJ users can automatically configure their IDE: `./gradlew idea`
@@ -175,9 +175,12 @@ Please follow these formatting guidelines:
 
 * Java indent is 4 spaces
 * Line width is 140 characters
-* Lines of code surrounded by `// tag` and `// end` comments are included
+* Lines of code surrounded by `// tag::NAME` and `// end::NAME` comments are included
   in the documentation and should only be 76 characters wide not counting
-  leading indentation
+  leading indentation. Such regions of code are not formatted automatically as
+  it is not possible to change the line length rule of the formatter for
+  part of a file. Please format such sections sympathetically with the rest
+  of the code, while keeping lines to maximum length of 76 characters.
 * Wildcard imports (`import foo.bar.baz.*`) are forbidden and will cause
   the build to fail. This can be done automatically by your IDE:
    * Eclipse: `Preferences->Java->Code Style->Organize Imports`. There are
@@ -187,6 +190,13 @@ Please follow these formatting guidelines:
      There are two configuration options: `Class count to use import with
      '*'` and `Names count to use static import with '*'`. Set their values
      to 99999 or some other absurdly high value.
+* If *absolutely* necessary, you can disable formatting for regions of code
+  with the `// tag::NAME` and `// end::NAME` directives, but note that
+  these are intended for use in documentation, so please make it clear what
+  you have done, and only do this where the benefit clearly outweighs the
+  decrease in consistency.
+* Note that JavaDoc and block comments i.e. `/* ... */` are not formatted,
+  but line comments i.e `// ...` are.
 
 #### Editor / IDE Support
 
@@ -213,7 +223,7 @@ Spotless will write files to
 different copies of the formatted files, so that you can see how they
 differ and infer what is the problem.
 
-The `paddedCell() option is disabled for normal operation in order to
+The `paddedCell()` option is disabled for normal operation in order to
 detect any misbehaviour. You can enabled the option from the command line
 by running Gradle with `-Dspotless.paddedcell`.